Just before Christmas in 1955, a telephone rang in the Combat Operations Center of Continental Air Defense Command. That one unexpected call was the beginning of a Christmas story that has been retold ever since. It’s time to tell it again because sometimes the story behind technology is as interesting as the technology itself.... Read more

For over 19 years, the Friends of Redgate have been an extended part of the Redgate team. They help us to support the Microsoft Data Platform community, develop even better software for our users, and reach more data professionals across the world. This month, we’re opening applications for the 2019 Friends of Redgate Program.... Read more

The benefits of DevOps have been known for some time, but this year’s Accelerate State of DevOps report shows that successful companies are extending the advantages they get from adopting it. The longest-running research of its kind, the report from DevOps Research and Assessment (DORA) represents five years of work surveying over 30,000 technical... Read more

The transparent nature of the way we work at Redgate is unlike any other company culture I’ve experienced. We strive to be open and honest about our decisions and how things are going. On an individual level we have a feedback-led culture, and as a manager I spend a lot of time working with... Read more

The latest Accelerate State of DevOps Report from DORA concludes that successful software delivery unlocks competitive advantages, including “increased profitability, productivity, market share, customer satisfaction and the ability to achieve organizational and mission goals”. The result of over five years of research with over 30,000 data points, it shows a direct correlation between DevOps... Read more

The 2018 Accelerate State of DevOps Report from DORA specifically calls out database development as a key technical practice which can drive high performance in DevOps. It’s an interesting shift in our understanding of what should be included in DevOps workflows because it moves the database from being a bottleneck in the process to... Read more

PASS Summit turns 20 this year. We’re delighted to be in Seattle from November 6 – 9 as Gold sponsors of the largest conference for Microsoft Data Platform professionals. Redgate will be presenting our Compliant Database DevOps solutions to attendees at our booth, as well as through a variety of sessions and activities happening... Read more

Back in 2017 Redgate acquired Net2000, a leading provider of data masking solutions for SQL Server databases. Since then, we’ve invested heavily in the data masking tools to ensure our customers can balance the need to deliver software faster with the requirement to remain compliant with legislation like the GDPR. Our efforts didn’t stop... Read more

CALMS is the acronym for a framework which allows businesses to assess how prepared they are on their journey to DevOps, and where they can improve. CAMS (without the L) was first introduced by Damon Edwards and John Willis after the very first US-based DevOps Days in 2010. Jez Humble later added the L,... Read more

SQL Census is a prototype application designed to help users navigate SQL Server permissions. We launched it in April 2017 to address the growing need for DBAs and other IT professionals to see who can do what in their data estate. It’s a tedious task to find out who has access to databases and... Read more